Forensic toxicology : principles and concepts

✍ Scribed by Nicholas T Lappas, Courtney M Lappas

• Publisher: Academic Press,Elsevier
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 361
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Forensic Toxicology: Principles and Concepts takes the reader back to the origins of forensic toxicology providing an overview of the largely unchanging principles of the discipline. The text focuses on the major tenets in forensic toxicology, including an introduction to the discipline, fundamentals of forensic toxicology analysis, types of interpretations based on analytical forensic toxicology results, and reporting from the laboratory to the courtroom. Forensic Toxicology also contains appendices covering the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, immunology and immunological assays, toxicogenomics, and case studies.

• Significant emphasis on the fundamental principles and concepts of forensic toxicology
• Provides students with an introduction to the core tenets of the discipline, focusing on the concepts, strategies, and methodologies utilized by professionals in the field
• Coauthored by a forensic toxicologist with over 40 years of experience as a professor who has taught graduate courses in forensic and analytical toxicology and who has served as a consultant and expert witness in civil and criminal cases
• The book's companion website, http://textbooks.elsevier.com/web/Manuals.aspx?isbn=9780127999678 features exclusive web-based content

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,Dedication,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - The Development of Forensic Toxicology, Pages 1-24
Chapter 2 - The Duties and Responsibilities of Forensic Toxicologists, Pages 25-38
Chapter 3 - Forensic Toxicology Resources, Pages 39-48
Chapter 4 - The Laboratory, Pages 49-60
Chapter 5 - Analytical Strategy, Pages 61-76
Chapter 6 - Sample Handling, Pages 77-94
Chapter 7 - Storage Stability of Analytes, Pages 95-111
Chapter 8 - Analytical Samples, Pages 113-142
Chapter 9 - Sample Preparation, Pages 143-160
Chapter 10 - Methods of Detection, Identification, and Quantitation, Pages 161-181
Chapter 11 - Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Pages 183-198
Chapter 12 - Types of Interpretations, Pages 199-227
Chapter 13 - Reports, Pages 229-234
Chapter 14 - Testifying, Pages 235-254
Appendix A - Principles of Pharmacokinetics, Pages 255-274
Appendix B - Principles of Pharmacodynamics, Pages 275-294
Appendix C - Immunoassays, Pages 295-308
Appendix D - Toxicogenomics, Pages 309-318
Appendix E - Famous Cases in Forensic Toxicology, Pages 319-338
Glossary, Pages 339-346
Index, Pages 347-358